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Pol Ext 8078/49 'Visit of Royal Indian Navy ships to East African ports, Seychelles, Mauritius and Aden' [19r] (38/111)
The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 13 Apr 1949-1 Sep 1949. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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COPY
5th July, 1949*
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XY dear Lord Eall,
I have received a letter enclosing the attached
press-cutting about the future role of the Royal Indian N&vy
in the Indian Ocean.
I have been asked.whether the Government is awaxe
of this recent statement made at Dar-es-Salaam by Commodore
H.N.S. Brown, who commands the Royal Indian Navy squadron
which recently visited East Africa, in which he predicted
inter alia* "that the time will come when what we knew as
the East Indies Squadron of the Royal Navy will cease to
exist as such because its functions will have been taken
over by the Royal Indian Navy. M
Perhaps you would be good enough to inform me
whether it is the intention of the Government that the East
Indies Squadron of the Royal Navy should be replaced by the
Royal Indian Navy in the sphere of East Africa, as suggested
by Commodore Brown.
Yours sincerely.
(sgd. ) Douglas Dodds-Parker
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Hall,'
First Lord of the Admiralty,
Whitehall,
London, S.W.1.
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This file contains papers relating to visits by the Royal Indian Navy to ports in East Africa and the Indian Ocean. The majority of the papers are exchanges between the Colonial Office in London and British officials in East Africa. The bulk of the papers convey serious British concerns about Indian ambitions across the region, particularly in places such as Mauritius where there is a sizable Indian majority. Many of the folios discuss the reception accorded to visiting Indian officers and naval staff in East African port cities as a measure of loyalty to Britain.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (53 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 55; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1414
- Title
- Pol Ext 8078/49 'Visit of Royal Indian Navy ships to East African ports, Seychelles, Mauritius and Aden'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:23v, 25r:25v, 27r:30v, 32r:54v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence